Bracket for uncoupling-rods of car-couplings.



E. H. SCHMIDT. BRACKET FOR UNGOUPLING RODS OE CAR COUPLINGS.-

APPLIGATION FILED DEC. 6, 1912.

Patented Dec. 29, 1914..

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E. H. SCHMIDT. BRACKET FOB. UNGOUPLING RODS 0P CAR COUPLINGS. APPLICATION FILED DEC. 6, 1912.

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I UNITED STATES PATENT oEEioE.

ERNEST H. SCHMIDT, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE NATIONAL MALLEABLE CASTINGS COMPANY.

BRACKET FOR UN COUPLING-RODS OF CAR-COUPLINGS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 29, 1914..

Application filed December 6, 1912. Serial No. 735,229.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ERNEST H. SCHMIDT, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Cleveland, Cuyahoga county, State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Brackets for Uncoupling-Rods of Car-Couplers, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a side elevation of my im-' proved bracket partly in section; Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the device partly broken away, and Fig. 3is a plan view thereof; Fig. 4. is a side elevation of a modified form of my device; Fig. 5 is a front elevation of the device of Fig. 4 partly in section, and Fig. 6 is a plan view thereof; Fig. 7 is a further modification partly in section, and Fig. 8 is a front elevation thereof; Fig. 9 is an elevation of a further modification, and F ig. 10 is a front elevation thereof; Fig. 11 is a further modification, Fig. 12 is a front elevation thereof, and Fig. 13 shows the base-plate before the retaining member has been attached thereto.

My invention relates to uncoupling rod brackets, and is designed to provide a bracket in which the uncoupling rod may be inserted or withdrawn without the necessity of removing the bracket from the car.

My improved bracket is of great advantage in steel car construction, since I provide a bracket in which the uncoupling rod may be removed or inserted at will, and which will, nevertheless, hold the uncoupling rod securely regardless of whether or not the usual cotter pin is employed.

Referring to the drawings, 2 indicates the base of the bracket, which is provided with apertured flanges 3, by means of which, the bracket is attached by suitable rivets or bolts to the car or other support. Extend-- ing outwardly from the base-plate are the projections 4 and 5, the lower one 5 of which constitutes the uncoupling rod carrying portion. The space between the projections 4 and 5 is normally closed by a member 6, which is preferably pivoted through an elongated slot 7 to the projection 5 by the pivot 8. On the upper side of the projection 5 are recesses 9, which are adapted to receive the lower edge 10 of the bearing portion 11 of the member 6. The upper projection 4 has a vertical T-shaped slot 12, the portions 13 of which are adapted to receive the lugs 14 of the member 6, and the member 6 and the projection 4 have registering apertures 15 for the reception of a cotter pin 16.

The retaining member 6 is held in locked position; even when the cotter 16 is removed by three locking means: firstby the wall 17 on the projection 5 which coiiperates with the flat bearing wall 18 on the retaining member 6, secondby the recesses 9 in the projection 5 which ooiiperate with the lower edge 10 of the bearing portion 11 of the member 6 which fits therein; and third-by the lugs 14 of the member 6 which drop into the T-shaped slot 12 in the projection 4. Hence, regardless of whether the cotter has been removed, or has not been inserted when the uncoupling rod is put in place, a three-fold looking means is provided. Each of these looking means is dependent upon gravity, and the retaining member-which is permitted vertical movement by its elongated slot 7 must be lifted to be disengaged from looking mechanism just described.

In the modified form of Figs. 4, 5 and C the retaining member 20 is pivoted on the upper projection 21 and the cotter 23 is seated in the projection 22. The lugs 24 interengaging with the abutments 25 prevent the retaining member from swinging outwardly, and the retaining member 20, which is permitted vertical movement by its elongated slot 26, must be lifted so as to disengage the lugs 24 from the abutments 25 in order to release the retaining member 20 from its locked position when the pin 23 has been removed.

In the modification shown in Figs. 7 and 8, the retaining member 30 is pivoted to the upper projection 31 and is secured to the lower projection 32 by the cotter pin 33. The retaining member 30 has an elongated slot 34 which takes about the pivot pin 35. The lower end of the retaining member 30 is adapted to fit in a slot 36 and is held therein by gravity. Additional retaining means are the lip 37 on the lower end of the retaining member and the undercut portion 38 of the front wall of the slot 36. To release the retaining member from its lowermost position it is swung rearwardly until the lip 37 clears the undercut portion 38, and is then raised vertically, which movement is permitted by the elongated slot 34 in the head of the retaining member so,

, within which the pivot pin operates.

In the modified form shown in Figs. 9 and 10, the retaining member 40 is pivoted for lateral movement in the slot 41 of the upper projection 42. The slot 41 is elongated to permit the member 40 being raised.

to disengage its lower end from the lower projection 43, when it is desired to insert or remove the uncoupling rod. The lower end of the retaining member 40 which hasa forwardly extending lip 44, which seats,

in the recess 45 of the lower projection 43, and is held therein by gravity, and by the forward wall 46' of the recess-'45 which has an undercut portion 47 in which the lip44.

seats. In order to disengage the retaining member 40 when the cotter pin 48 is not H in position, it must be raised until the lip 44 is clear of the reoess45, and is then rotated on its pivot in the elongated slot 41.

In Figs. 11,12 and 13 I show a further modification in which thetretaining member '50. has an integra'llug 51, which is adapted for seating in the elongated slot 52 of the upper projection 58. The lower or free end of the retaining member may be secured to the lower projection in the manner shown in Figs. 9 and .10. Fig. 13 shows the slot 52 I of the projection 53 in its original shape prior to the insertion of the lug 51. When the lug 51 has been inserted, the sides of the projection 53 are swaged or hammeredto reduce the size of the opening tothe size copies of this patent may be obtained for shown in Fig. 12,-orin the dotted lines in Fig. 13. This is necessary by reason that, the lug is cast integral with theretainm'g' member '50.

It is obvious that many changes be I made in the form and arrangement of parts of my; device without departing from my invention, since What I claim is 1. In an uncoupling rod bracket, a base, projections on said base adapted to receive between them an uncoupling rod, a retaining member-for the rod pivotally attached to a projection, a" pin-for normally holdingthe retaining member in locked position,

and meansirrespective of the pin for looking' vthe retaining member by gravity;

2. In an uncoupling rod bracket, a'base,

projections extending therefromiand adapted to receive between them an uncoupling rod, a! movable retainingjmember for holding the uncoupling rodin position, the said 7 movable member being pivotally supported on a projection, a pin for normally holding five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner Patents,

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